1.0Idol Chatterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatterDouglas Howehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/author/dhoweBest Word on Haggardrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4qneFH66Vb"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2006/11/best-word-on-haggard.html">Best Word on Haggard</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2006/11/best-word-on-haggard.html/embed#?secret=4qneFH66Vb" width="600" height="338" title="“Best Word on Haggard” — Idol Chatter" data-secret="4qneFH66Vb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Yes it’s election day and the Ted Haggard story news cycle has probably (hopefully?) run its course. But after the treatment on CNN and Fox, Leno and Letterman, and just about every other news and comedy outlet, I found the most profound comments to be from Beliefnet’s Patton Dodd. Read his story to find some…